Auraiya, Nepal

Auraiya
औरैया
Auraiya is located in Nepal
Auraiya
Auraiya
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°47′N 85°14′E / 26.78°N 85.23°E / 26.78; 85.23
Country   Nepal
ZoneNarayani Zone
DistrictRautahat District
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,836
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Auraiya was a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Now after formation of local government, Auraiya is in Ishnath Municipality. Auraiya is 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the district headquarters Gaur. The village takes its name from "Amla" which means "Indian gooseberry". At the time of the 2014 Nepal census it had a population of 10,832 (5,630 male and 5,202 female; 93.17% Hindu and 6.83% Muslim), in more than 1648 households. The literacy rate is 77%, which is higher than average in Nepal. Most of the people of the village are employed in the "government services" of Nepal like engineering, forestry, medicine, and education.[1]

  1. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.